Akira Chen
陳文彬
Born (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969
NationalityRepublic of China

Akira Chen (Chinese: 陳文彬; pinyin: Chén Wénbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bûn-pin; born 10 March 1969) is a Taiwanese actor and film director.

Career

Chen was commissioned by Shei-Pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture. The work became Msgamil: Once Upon a Time, also known as A Thousand Years of Atayal, and premiered in 2008.[1][2] Chen first feature film, Everlasting Moments, was released in 2011, and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal.[3]

Chen was first credited as an actor in Leon Dai's 2009 film Cannot Live Without You.[4] Chen's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor.[5] Chen has also appeared on stage, in The Waste Land (2010),[6] and Taipei Singer (2011).[7]

Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County's first district,[8][9] losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei.[10] Chen was subsequently appointed to lead the Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Loa, Iok-sin (14 June 2007). "Atayal film to begin shoot". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Loa, Iok-sin (31 July 2018). "Noted Atayal movie to hold premiere". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Ho Yi (15 April 2011). "Movie review: Everlasting Moments". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Ho Yi (14 August 2009). "FILM REVIEW: A life worth living". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Ho Yi (20 August 2009). "Leon Dai can't live without cinema". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Events and entertainment". Taipei Times. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Events and entertainment". Taipei Times. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Chang, Tsung-Chiu; Chin, Jonathan (6 September 2015). "Taiwan must be independent to become part of global community, Su Beng says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Lin, Sean (7 January 2016). "Taipei mayor ready for bike ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Hsu, Stacy (18 December 2015). "Wang downplays attacks on KMT candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Liu, Hsiao-hsin; Chin, Jonathan (7 August 2018). "Headstones dating to Qing Dynasty found in Changhua". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Lin, Liang-che; Hsiao, Sherry (15 January 2018). "Japanese-era safes now treasures". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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